Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-05-01 | Page 3 | British Repulse German Attack near Fricourt

BRITISH REPULSE GERMAN ATTACK NEAR FRICOURT LONDON, April 30, 11:30 p. m. The British official statement issued this evening says: Last night the enemy showed some activity. Near Fricourt he made an unsuccessful raid against our trenches, after the explosion of a mine and a heavy bombardment. North of the Messines-Wulverghem road he liberated gas about 1 o'clock In the morning on a front of about 2000 yards, and followed this with an Infantry attack, which was broken up by our artillery tire. At one point only did a hostile party enter our trenches. This party was immediately bombed out. Combined with this attack the enemy, after a heavy bombardment, attempted an attack with bombers near Hollandscheschunr. This was equally unsuccessful against our machine-gun fire and bombs. Several dead were left lying ly-ing In front of our wires. In the Loos salient there has been active underground warfare. Today we carried out an effective bombardment bombard-ment of hostile works along the Ypres-Filkelm road.